Not as anti-Soviet as I thought it would be.
George Segal plays a corporal in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He's been suspended for assaulting his commander but he's told he can get back on the force if he'll abduct a Lithuanian living in Canada who the Soviets think will try to murder Deputy Premier Kosygin when he lands in Vancouver.
I remember seeing just the end of this when it was on HBO in the 1970s.
It seems terribly dangerous for George Segal to be firing a high powered rifle at a helicopter as it flies over the city. He was a bit cavalier about a couple of deaths in it. You'd think a Mountie would call the police when he finds a murdered man.
The movie reminded me what Roger Corman told a young director. The first reel has to make sense because the audience needs to know what the movie is about. The last reel has to make sense because people want to know how it ends. The middle part doesn't matter so much.
George Segal drives around in a lovely Jensen Healey Interceptor after they tow away his Dodge.
Canada comes across as a neutral country.
As Kosygin arrives, there are protesters demanding free emigration for Soviet Jews. Now Israel has imprisoned the population of Gaza, not letting anyone out for any reason, and the Jews of the world don't see any problem.
Free on Amazon Prime.
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